Unit History

997th
Field Artillery Battalion
Eight Inch Howitzer
20 June 1944 to 7 September 1945
French and German Battles



Contents
  1. 997th  Location Timeline 
  2. June 1944 -- Crossing the channel from England to France
  3. July 1944 -- First month of firing missions at Notre Dame d'Elle, France
  4. August 1944 -- Going through France from Torigni sur Vire to Versailles.
  5. September 1944 -- Versailles and Fourmies, France onto Schonberg, Belgium
  6. October 1944 -- on to Rott, Germany
  7. November 1944 -- at Rott, Germany
  8. December 1944 -- at Rott, Germany
  9. January 1945 -- at Rott, Germany then to Kalterberg, Germany
  10. February 1945 -- at Konzen, Germany
  11. March 1945 -- in Germany, up to the Rhine
  12. April 1945 -- after crossing the Rhine
  13. May 1945 -- victory!